BILL NUMBER: AB 452	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   895
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 9, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 31, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 23, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 16, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 24, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 13, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 5, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 22, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mazzoni
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Alquist, Bock, Nakano, and Zettel)

                        FEBRUARY 16, 1999

   An act to add and repeal Section 12803.2 of the Government Code,
relating to long-term care programs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 452, Mazzoni.  Long-term care programs.
   Existing law provides for the licensure of residential care
facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social
Services.  Existing law provides for the licensure of long-term
health care facilities by the State Department of Health Services.
   This bill would enact the Mazzoni Long-Term Care Act of 2000.  It
would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to
improve the state-level administration of public long-term care
programs.
   Existing law provides for the California Health and Human Services
Agency that consists of the State Department of Health Services, the
State Department of Mental Health, the State Department of
Developmental Services, the State Department of Social Services, the
State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, the California
Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, the Department
of Community Services and Development, the Office of Statewide
Health Planning and Development, and the State Council on
Developmental Disabilities.
   This bill would, until January 1, 2007, establish a Long-term Care
Council within the California Health and Human Services Agency as an
interdepartmental, interagency council to, among other things,
coordinate long-term care policy development and program operations
and develop a strategic plan for long-term care policy.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to improve the state-level administration of public
long-term care programs.
  SEC. 2.  This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Mazzoni
Long-Term Care Act of 2000.
  SEC. 3.  Section 12803.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   12803.2.  (a) (1) The Secretary of the California Health and Human
Services Agency shall establish and staff within the agency the
Long-term Care Council.
   (2) The Long-term Care Council shall be an interdepartmental,
interagency council that shall coordinate long-term care policy
development and program operations and shall develop a strategic plan
for long-term care policy.  The Long-term Care Council shall provide
leadership in developing a long-term care system out of the array of
programs, in existence as of January 1, 2000, that provide long-term
care services.
   (b) The Long-term Care Council, chaired by the Secretary of the
California Health and Human Services Agency, shall hold open meetings
no less than quarterly and its membership shall consist of the
directors of all of the following departments:
   (1) California Department of Aging.
   (2) State Department of Developmental Services.
   (3) Department of Veterans Affairs.
   (4) State Department of Health Services.
   (5) State Department of Mental Health.
   (6) State Department of Social Services.
   (7) Department of Rehabilitation.
   (8) Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
   (c) The Long-term Care Council shall have an executive
subcommittee that is chaired by the designated Assistant Secretary of
the California Health and Human Services Agency and the membership
of which is comprised of appropriate deputy directors or other
officers, as selected by the director of each respective department
and office listed in subdivision (b).  The executive subcommittee
shall meet as often as necessary to accomplish the tasks enumerated
in subdivision (d).  The executive subcommittee shall report to the
Long-term Care Council at its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings.

   (d) The Long-term Care Council shall have all of the following
duties:
   (1) To promote coordinated planning and policy development with
regard to the provision of long-term care services, including, but
not limited to, addressing the need for data on the utilization and
cost of long-term care services.  In performing this duty, the
Long-term Care Council shall consider and act on, as appropriate,
Chapter 4 of the January 1999 California Health and Human Services
Agency report entitled "Report on Long-Term Care Programs and Options
for Integration."
   (2) To develop strategies to improve quality and accessibility of
consumer information on available long-term care programs
administered by the state departments represented on the Long-term
Care Council.
   (3) To develop strategies to better monitor the consumer
responsiveness of long-term care services and programs.
   (4) To develop strategies to streamline the regulatory process,
including licensing and certification functions, while promoting a
strong working relationship between state government and local and
federal agencies, providers, caregivers, consumers, and other
appropriate parties.  In performing this duty, the Long-term Care
Council shall consider and act on, as appropriate, Chapter 5 of the
January 1999 California Health and Human Services Agency report
entitled "Report on Long-Term Care Programs and Options for
Integration."
   (5) To develop priorities and strategies for enhancing the overall
availability and quality of long-term care services by identifying
and responding to consumers currently being underserved, or outside
of, the current long-term care system including, but not limited to,
survivors of traumatic brain injury and other underserved
populations.
   (6) To establish appropriate mechanisms to achieve the objectives
outlined in this subdivision, including, for example, by creating ad
hoc or standing advisory committees or holding public hearings for
the purpose of soliciting and receiving input.
   (7) To provide to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2003, a
study of trends affecting the need for long-term care services and
other supportive services for the elderly and for younger adults with
disabilities.  The council shall seek appropriate support and
assistance from foundations, the federal government, and
universities, in order to carry out the study within existing state
resources.  In developing and overseeing the study, the council shall
also seek the cooperation and advice of the Legislative Analyst,
foundations, qualified California universities, local government, and
appropriate organizations representing the elderly and disabled.
The study may examine all of the following topics:
   (A) Population trends.
   (B) Sociodemographic characteristics.
   (C) Housing and transportation needs.
   (D) Health care and long-term care delivery and utilization.
   (E) Social support structures.
   (8) To establish priorities and develop timelines for carrying out
the duties prescribed by this subdivision.  Initially, the Long-term
Care Council shall include among its first priorities the
development of methods to improve consumer access to long-term care
information.
   (9) Prior to submitting budgets to the Department of Finance, to
review and make recommendations on aspects of the represented
department budgets that pertain to long-term care programs and
services.
   (10) To report annually to the Legislature, commencing January
2001, on progress to date on the duties enumerated in this
subdivision and making note of any additional legislation or
resources needed.
   (e) The Legislative Analyst shall include in the Analysis of the
2001-02 Governor's Budget and the Analysis of the 2006-07 Governor's
Budget a summary of spending on state long-term care programs and, to
the extent feasible, estimates of the population served by each
program.
  (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2007,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1, 2007, deletes or extends that date.
